I am am a quite recent user. I encounter the following problem.
When I try to add a zip library the program freezes with no error messsage.
I am not accessing to the subsequent explorer pages which would allow to choose the library to add.
I have been able to add several zip libraries up to know but can't add any new one from now on.
Under Windows 10 program manager, Arduino IDE uses very little computer resources and I have to stop it from there.
There are no .zip libraries on that page. That page contains the downloads for the Arduino IDE. If you're trying to use Sketch > Include Library > Add .ZIP Library with the 200 MB Arduino IDE .zip file, I'm not surprised it's freezing. Anyway, it's pointless. Even if it didn't freeze, the library installation would just fail anyway, since it's not a library.
There is a misunderstanding. I gave you the place where I donwloaded Arduino IDE from
The zip library I am trying to add is the Sparkfun_Micro_OLED_Arduino_library-master.zip
I dowloaded it and put it my library folder.
As said Arduino 1.8.11 starts and it functional but the command add a zip library freeees the program. The library does not be the cause as I can't add ANY one..
Not clear from your post , but do you download and save to your computer the library zip file from that site and then, from the IDE , add the zip file to your running Arduino IDE ?
The Arduino IDE running ok before you attempt to load the library ?
One workaround for this issue is to use the other library installation methods:
Library Manager (only possible if the library is in the Arduino Library Manager index, which the SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout library is): https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/libraries#toc3
Manual library installation (can be used to install any library): https://www.arduino.cc/en/guide/libraries#toc5
An alternate workaround is to use the standard version of the Arduino IDE. You can get it by clicking the "Windows Installer, for Windows XP and up" or "Windows ZIP file for non admin install" links on the Arduino IDE download page:
Good news! Thanks to the diligent efforts of one of Arduino's developers, this bug has already been fixed and released to the Microsoft Store (version 1.8.29.0). If you update the Arduino IDE via the Microsoft Store, the bug will be gone.